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SCHOOL    STUDENTS 

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MARGARET  BELL  MERRILL,  A.  M. 

Teacher  of  English,  Western  High  School 
Washington,  D.  C. 

and 

ETHEL  WATKINS,  A.  M. 

Teacher  of  English,  Technical  High  School 
Scranton,  Pa. 


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A  LIST  OF  PLAYS  SUITABLE  FOR  PRODUCTION 
BY  HIGH  SCHOOL  STUDENTS 

'I  The  aim  of  the  compilers  of  the  following  list  was,  first, 

y^       as  the  title  suggests,  to  include  only  those  plays  suitable  for 
r^        high  school  production,  and,  second,  to  collect  as  many  of 
those  as  possible.    The  only  merit  claimed  for  the  compilation 
/-)       lies  in  the  fact  that  almost  every  play  listed  has  stood  the  test 
of  at  least  one  successful  high  school  performance.    That  fact 
did  not,  however,  constitute  the  only  basis  for  choice.     The 
compilers  have  endeavored,  also,  to  test  each  play  for  genuine 
dramatic  merit  as  well  as  for  literary  or  popular  appeal. 
,  Period  plays  are  in  the  majority  for  several  reasons.    The 

amateur  actor  is  always  less  self-conscious  in  a  costume  which 
o5  reminds  him  in  no  way  of  himself  as  his  daily  companions 
know  him.  The  period  background  and  costumes  can  often 
offset  inevitable  crudities  of  the  immature  actor.  And  to  the 
period  play  the  audience  is  likely  to  come  in  a  spirit  of  curi- 
osity rather  than  of  tolerant  criticism. 

The  list  was  built  up,  primarily,  from  lists  sent  in  upon 
request  from  several  high  schools  and  one  normal  school. 
Incidentally,  no  one  play  appeared  on  every  list  although 
there  were  several  which  received  every  vote  but  one.^    The 
V       following  lists  are  those  most  frequently  consulted: 

A.  School  Lists  : 

1.  Washington,    D.    C,    Wilson    Normal   School.      Miss   Alberta 
Walker.     (This  list  was  taken  over  practically  without  omis- 

■N  sion.) 

2.  Detroit,   Michigan.     The  Central   High   School.     Mr.   Frank 
Tompkins. 

3.  Brookline,  Mass.     The  Brookline  High  School.     Miss  Celina 
Lewis. 

4.  Washington,  D.  C.     The  Business  High  School.     Miss  Maude 
Gunther. 

5.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    The  Manual  Arts  High  School. 

'Among  the  critics,  themselves  successful  producers  of  high  school  plays,  who  have 
generously  given  their  support  and  encouragement  to  this  undertaking,  the  compilers  wish 
to  thank  especially  Professor  Allan  Abbott,  of  Teachers  College,  whose  collection  fur- 
nished much  valuable  material,  and  whose  interest  always  lay  behind  their  endeavor. 


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B.   Published  Lists: 

1.  One  Hundred  Standard  Plays.    List  in  Better  High  School  Plays. 

Gladys  C.  Tibbetts.     English  Journal,  Vol.  VH,  No.  2,  Feb- 
ruary, 1918. 

2.  A  Selected  List  of  Plays.     Compiled  by  E.  A.  McFadden  and 

Lillian  E.  Davis.    (This  list  is  not  always  accurate.) 

3.  A  list  in  the  chapter  on  Drama,  by  Anne  McColm,  in  English 

Problems  in  the  Solving,  by  Sarah  E.  Simons.    Scott,  Foresman 
&  Co. 

4.  Selective  Lists  of  Amateur  Plays  in  How  to  Produce  Amateur 

Plays.    Barrett  H.  Clark.    Little,  Brown  &  Co. 

5.  A  Short  List  of  Suitable  One  Act  Plays.     Henry  MacMahon. 

Ladies  Home  Journal,  January,  192 1. 

6.  A  Selective  List  of  Plays  for  Amateurs.    The  Drama  League  of 

Boston. 

7.  Plays  for  Amateurs.    Arranged  by  John  M.  Clapp.    The  Drama 

League  of  America,  736  Marquette  Building,  Chicago. 

8.  Lists  published  by  Baker,  No.  5  Hamilton  Place,  Boston,  and  by 

Samuel  French,  28-30  West  38th  Street,  New  York. 


LIST  OF  PLAYS  FOR  HIGH   SCHOOLS 


A.   ONE  ACT  PLAYS 

Aldis,  Mary 

1.  Mrs.  Pat  and  the  Law 

Comedy.  25  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  2  women,  small  boy.  Scene: 
simple  kitchen  interior.  Costumes:  modern.  Serio-comic  incident 
in  life  of  Chicago  district  nurse.  For  permission  to  act,  apply  to 
Mrs.  Arthur  Aldis,  Lake  Forest,  111.  From  Plays  for  Small  Stages. 
Mary  Aldis.     Duffield. 

Arkell,  Reginald 

2.  Columbine 

Comedy.  25  minutes.  Parts:  4  men,  i  woman.  Scene:  exterior. 
Costumes:    traditional.     Poetic  play  of  the  Pierrot  type.    French. 

Barrie,  Sir  James 

3.  Rosalind 

English  comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  2  women.  Scene; 
interior.  Costumes:  modern.  Moderately  difficult  but  has  been 
done  successfully  by  young  people.  In  Half  Hours.  Royalty. 
Scribner. 

Brighouse,  Harold 

4.  Lonesomelike 

Comedy  in  Lancashire  dialect.  25  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  2  wo- 
men. Scene:  interior.  Costumes:  modern  peasant.  Good  play 
for  skillful  amateurs.  The  chief  difficulty  lies  in  the  dialect.  French 
or  Brentano. 

5.  The  Price  of  Coal 

More  serious.  25  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  3  women.  Scene:  sim- 
ple cottage  interior.  Costumes:  modern  peasant.  Tense  situation 
relieved  by  happy  ending.    Scotch  dialect.    French  or  Brentano. 

Brown,  Alice 

6.  Joint  Owners  in  Spain 

American  comedy.  25  minutes.  Parts:  4  women.  Scene:  interior. 
Costumes:  modern.  Two  fretful  inmates  of  old  ladies  home  furnish 
delightful  comedy.    Royalty  $5.    Brentano. 

Cameron,  Margaret 

7.  The  Burglar 

American  comedy.  Easy.  45  minutes.  Parts:  5  women.  Scene: 
summer  cottage.  Costumes:  modern.  Women,  alarmed  by  sup- 
posed burglar,  find  cat  instead.    French. 


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8.  The  Kleptomaniac 

American  comedy.  Easy.  45  minutes.  Parts:  7  women.  Scene:  in- 
terior. Costumes:  modern.  Young  society  woman  with  remarkable 
facility  for  losing  things  causes  many  laughable  complications.  French. 

9.  Piper's  Pay 

American  comedy.  50  minutes.  Parts:  7  women.  Scene:  interior. 
Young  woman  with  craze  for  collecting  things,  gets  into  awkward 
situation.    French. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding 

10.  Miss  Civilization 

Comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  4  men,  i  woman.  Scene:  interior. 
Costumes:  modern.  Brave,  self-reliant  girl  gets  the  better  of  a 
burglar,    French, 

DeBanville 

11.  Gringoire,  the  Balladmonger 

Pathetic.  45  minutes.  Parts:  4  men,  2  women.  Scene:  15th  cen- 
tury interior.  Costumes:  15th  century.  It  has  frequently  been 
used  by  professionals,  but  it  is  well  within  possibility  for  high  school 
players.  Dramatic  Publishing  Co.,  Chicago.  Another  version, 
called  Pily,  is  published  by  French, 

Down,  Oliphant 

12.  The  Maker  of  Dreams 

Poetic  fantasy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  i  woman.  Scene: 
interior.  Costumes:  traditional.  Pierrot  and  Pierrette  are  helped 
to  find  happiness.    French. 

Drinkwater,  John 

13.  X  =  0.   A  Night  of  the  Trojan  War 

30  minutes.  Parts:  4  men  or  boys,  sentinel,  servant.  2  scenes, 
A  poetic  play  with  a  sudden  dramatic  climax.  All  rights  reserved.  In 
Pawns:   Four  poetic  plays.    Houghton  Mifflin. 

Dunsany,  Lord 

14.  The  Lost  Silk  Hat 

Whimsical  comedy.  15  minutes.  Parts:  5  men.  Scene:  fashion- 
able street.  Costumes:  modern.  Agitated  young  man,  who  has 
forgotten  his  hat  upon  leaving  young  lady,  converses  with  laborer, 
clerk,  poet,  and  policeman.  Permission  to  act  must  be  obtained  from 
publisher.    Kennedy. 

15.  A  Night  at  an  Inn 

Difficult  but  well  worth  doing.  30  minutes.  Parts:  8  men.  Scene: 
inn  interior.  Costumes:  4  modern  and  4  oriental.  Permission  to 
act  must  be  obtained  from  publisher     Kennerly. 


LIST  OF  PLAYS  FOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  ^ 

Fairbanks,  S.  K. 

1 6.  The  Other  Voice 

A  ten-minute  drama  of  three  voices  that  speak  from  a  darkened 
stage;  no  action,  no  visible  personages.    Royalty  $5.    Baker. 

Field,  Rachel  Lyman 

17.  Three  Pills  in  a  Bottle 

30  minutes.  Parts:  4  men,  3  women,  a  boy  (this  part  may  be  played 
by  a  girl).  Delightful  fantasy.  Permission  to  play  must  be  ob- 
tained from  "Workshop  47,"  Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Gale,  Zona 

18.  The  Neighbors 

Domestic  drama.  30  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  6  women.  Sketch  of 
village  life.  Royalty  ($5)  is  waived  to  those  who  show  community 
spirit  by  planting  a  tree.    Huebsch. 

Gregory,  Lady 

19.  The  Gaol  Gate 

Pathetic.  20  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  2  women.  Scene:  outside  a 
prison  gate.  Costumes:  peasant.  Mother  and  wife  of  supposed  rebel 
talk  with  jailer  at  gate  for  visitors.    Small  royalty.    French. 

20.  Spreading  the  News 

Comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  7  men,  3  women.  Scene:  an  apple 
stall  in  market  place.  Costumes:  peasant.  Comedy  shows  effect 
of  gossip  in  small  village.    Small  royalty.    French. 

21.  The  Workhouse  Ward 

20  minutes.  Easy  except  for  dialect.  Parts:  2  men,  i  woman. 
Scene:  interior  of  ward.  Two  bedridden  men  receive  a  visitor. 
Small  royalty.    French. 

Hawkbridge,  Winifred 

22.  The  Florist  Shop 

Comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  3  men,  2  women.  Scene:  a  florist 
shop.  Costumes:  modern.  Entertaining  playlet  from  Harvard 
"Workshop  47." 

Hertz,  Hendrick 

23.  King  Rene's  Daughter 

Poetic.  I  hour.  Parts:  6  men,  2  women.  Scene:  15th  century. 
Costumes:  same  period.  This  play  has  been  much  used  by  schools. 
Two  versions  are  obtainable:  i.  Translation  by  Theodore  Martin, 
published  by  Henry  Holt.  2.  Translation  by  Edmund  Phipps, 
published  by  French. 


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HowELLs,  William  Dean 

24.  The  Mouse  Trap 

Farce.  30  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  6  women.  Scene:  drawing 
room  interior.  Costumes:  modern.  The  theme  is  out  of  date  but 
the  development  is  highly  amusing. 

25.  The  Sleeping  Car 

Farce.  45  minutes.  Parts:  5  men,  2  women.  Scene:  sleeping  car 
interior.  Costumes:  modern.  Amusing  scene  in  sleeping  car  en 
route  to  Boston.    The  above  plays  are  published  by  Harper  Brothers. 

Jennings,  Gertrude 

26.  Between  the  Soup  and  the  Savoury 

Comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  cook,  waitress,  kitchen  maid.  Scene: 
kitchen  interior.  Costumes:  modern.  Conversation  goes  on  while 
dinner  upstairs  is  being  served.    Amusing.    French. 

McFadden,  E.  a. 

27.  Why  the  Chimes  Rang 

Adapted  from  the  story  of  the  same  name  by  Raymond  McDonald 
Alden.  Christmas  pageant  rather  than  play.  Parts:  2  boys,  i  man, 
I  woman,  lords,  ladies,  attendants,  etc.  Scene:  interior  of  cottage 
with  back  drop  which  reveals  cathedral  interior  when  raised.  Cos- 
tumes: medieval.  The  book  contains  many  helpful  suggestions  for 
production.     Royalty  $5  or  $10.    French. 

McKinnel,  Norman 

28.  The  Bishop's  Candlesticks 

Costume  drama.  Parts:  3  men,  2  women.  Scene:  interior.  Cos- 
tumes: Napoleonic  period.  Story  of  good  bishop  and  Jean  Valjean 
in  Les  Miserahles.    French. 

Mapes,  Victor 

29.  A  Flower  of  the  Yeddo 

Japanese  comedy.  30  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  3  women.  Small 
royalty.     French. 

Marks,  Jeannette 

30.  The  Welsh  Honeymoon 

25  minutes.  Parts:  3  men,  2  women.  Scene:  a  Welsh  kitchen.  The 
plot  is  slight  but  the  comedy  is  delightful.  For  permission  to  play, 
apply  to  author,  care  of  Little,  Brown. 

31.  The  Merry  Cuckoo 

Pathetic.  30  minutes.  Parts:  3  men,  2  women.  Scene:  garden 
with  cottage.  Shows  old  woman's  devotion  to  her  husband.  Much 
of  the  charm  lies  in  the  Welsh  atmosphere.  For  permission  to  act 
apply  to  author,  care  of  Little,  Brown. 


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Meilhac  and  Halevy 

32.  Indian  Summer 

A  classic  of  the  Comedie-Frangaise,  done  into  English  by  Barrett 
H.  Clark.  30  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  2  women.  Scene:  interior. 
Costumes:   modern.    French. 

DE  MiLLE,  Wm.  C. 

33.  Food 

Satire  on  high  cost  of  living.  Mock  tragedj'.  20  minutes.  Parts: 
2  men,  i  woman.    Scene:    dining-room.     Small  royalty.    French. 

Parker,  Louis  N. 

34.  A  Minuet 

Play  in  rhyming  couplets.  20  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  i  woman. 
Scene:  gaoler's  room  in  the  Conciergerie.  Costumes:  Louis  Seize. 
An  aristocrat  and  his  wife  are  reunited  before  going  to  the  guillotine. 

Sudermann,  Herimann 

35.  The  Far  Away  Princess 

Charming  comedy.  I  hour.  Parts:  2  men,  7  women.  Scene:  in- 
terior of  an  inn.    Costumes:   modern.    No  royalty.    French. 

Tcheckoff,  Anton 

36.  A  Marriage  Proposal 

Farcical  comedy.  Parts:  2  men,  i  woman.  Scene:  interior.  Cos- 
tumes: Russian.  A  betrothal  comes  off  with  difficulty  because  of 
the  lively  differences  of  opinion  between  prospective  bride  and 
groom.     French. 

Tennyson,  Alfred 

37.  The  Falcon 

Poetic  dramatization.  30  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  2  women. 
Scene:  an  Italian  cottage.  The  familiar  story  of  the  knight  who 
sacrifices  his  falcon  for  his  lady.  No  royalty.  Any  edition  of 
Tennyson's  poems. 

Walker,  Stuart 

38.  Nevertheless 

Scene:  "upstairs."  Time:  20  minutes.  Parts:  i  man,  i  boy,  i  girl. 
Fanciful  story  of  reformation  of  burglar.  In  Portmavleau  Plays. 
Rights  reserved. 

39.  Six  Who  Passed  While  the  Lentils  Boiled 

35  minutes.  Parts:  6  men,  2  women.  Scene:  kitchen  interior.  Cos- 
tumes: medieval.  The  most  popular  of  the  Porlmanteau  Plays. 
Highly  recommended.    Rights  reserved.    Stewart  Kidd  Co. 


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Watts,  Mary  S. 

40.  The  Wearin'  0'  the  Green 

Farce.  30  minutes.  Parts;  1 1  men,  7  women,  any  number  of  extras. 
Scene:  interior.  Costumes:  fancy  dress,  all  Irish.  Amusing  burglar 
scene  at  fancy  dress  ball.     Rights  reserved.     Macmillan. 

Yeats,  William  Butler 

41.  The  Land  of  Heart's  Desire 

Poetic  play  of  Irish  folklore.  30  minutes.  Parts:  3  men,  3  women. 
Scene:  cottage.    Costumes:  peasant.    In  Plays  for  the  Irish  Theatre. 

42.  A  Pot  of  Broth 

25  minutes.  Parts:  2  men,  i  woman.  Scene:  cottage  kitchen. 
Amusing  story  of  beggar's  outwitting  a  stingy  woman.  In  The  Hour 
Class  and  Other  Plays.    Macmillan 


B.   LONG  PLAYS 

Austen,  Jane 

1.  Pride  and  Prejudice 

Dramatized  by  Mrs.  Steele  MacKaye.  Comedy.  Full  evening. 
May  be  cut  to  2  hours.  Parts:  10  men,  10  women.  Costumes: 
late  1 8th  century.  Minuets  may  be  introduced  at  end  of  scenes  2 
and  4.  Has  been  given  with  great  success  by  high  school  students. 
Permission  to  act  must  be  obtained  from  publishers.    Dufifield. 

Barrie,  Sir  James 

2.  Alice-Sit-hy-the-Fire 

EngHsh  comedy.  3  acts.  Parts:  4  men,  5  women.  Scenes:  3  inte- 
riors. Mother  returns  from  India  to  find  her  two  children  considering 
themselves  grown  up.  Delightfully  treated  in  Barrie's  manner. 
Royalty  $50.  For  permission  to  play,  apply  to  Sanger  &  Jordan, 
Times  Building,  N.  Y. 

3.  The  Admirable  Crichton 

English  comedy.  4  acts.  Parts:  10  men,  11  women.  Scenes:  3 
interiors,  i  exterior.  Costumes:  modern.  Satire  on  English  class 
distinctions.  Moderately  difficult.  Royalty  $50.  For  permission 
to  act,  apply  to  Sanger  &  Jordan. 

4.  A  Kiss  for  Cinderella 

Whimsical  comedy.  3  acts.  Parts:  3  men,  3  women,  many  extras. 
Scenes:  3  interiors.  Costumes:  modern,  also  fancy  dress.  Story  of 
modern  Cinderella.  Difficult.  Royalty  $50.  For  permission  to  act 
apply  to  Sanger  &  Jordan. 


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5.  Quality  Street 

English  comedy.  4  acts.  Parts:  7  men,  6  women.  Costumes:  early 
Victorian.  A  moderately  difficult  and  thoroughly  charming  play. 
Royalty  $50.    For  permission  to  act  apply  to  Sanger  &  Jordan. 

Beaumont  and  Fletcher 

6.  The  Knight  of  the  Burning  Pestle 

Comedy.  5  acts.  2^  hours.  Parts:  19  men,  5  women,  attendants. 
An  ingenious  handling  of  the  play  within  a  play.  A  romantic  love 
story  interrupted  by  a  farce  element.  Can  be  cut  to  ordinary 
length.    An  Elizabethan  play  well  worth  doing.    Duffield. 

Bennett,  Arnold  and  Edward  Knobloch 

7.  Milestones 

Play  in  3  acts.  Parts:  9  men,  6  women.  Scene:  same  interior  with 
changes  of  furniture.  Action  ranges  from  1860-1912,  showing  the 
radicals  of  one  generation  as  the  conservatives  of  the  next.  For 
permission  to  act,  address  publisher.    Doran. 

Bridges,  Robert 

8.  Achilles  in  Scyros 

Parts:  5  men,  2  women,  chorus  of  Greek  maidens.  Costumes: 
Greek.  Scenes:  gardens  of  palace  on  island  of  Scyros.  Plot  is  based 
on  the  discovery  by  Odysseus  of  the  identity  of  Achilles,  who  has 
been  brought  up  as  a  maiden.  In  Robert  Bridges'  Poems,  Vol.  3. 
Elder,  Smith  &  Co. 

Burrell,  Edgar  White 

9.  Master  Skylark 

Arranged  from  John  Bennett's  story  of  the  same  name.  5  acts. 

Shakespearian  period.     Parts:      il   men,  4  women,  boys,  guards, 

courtiers,  citizens.  Scenes  laid  in  Stratford  and  in  London.  Rights 
reserved.     Brentano. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding 

10.  The  Dictator 

Farce.  2  acts.  Long.  Parts:  14  men,  3  women,  extras.  Scene: 
republic  in  Central  America.  Revolution  and  counter-revolution. 
Royalty  $50.    Scribner  or  French.    Can  be  cut  for  high  school  use. 

11.  The  Galloper 

Farce  in  3  acts.  Difficult.  Parts:  17  men,  4  women.  Scenes:  nu- 
merous and  difficult.  Scenes  during  Graeco-Turkish  War  1897. 
Royalty  $50.    Scribner  or  F"rench. 

Dix,  Beulah  M. 

12.  The  Road  to  Yesterday 

Melodramatic  fantasy.  4  acts.  Parts:  8  men,  6  women.  Scenes: 
3  interiors.     Royalty.    Sanger  &  Jordan. 


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France,  Anatole 

13.  The  Man  Who  Married  a  Dumb  Wife 

Delightful  comedy,  i  hour.  Parts:  7  men,  4  women.  One  setting. 
2  acts.  Costumes:  medieval.  Pages,  street-criers,  etc.  Dramatic 
rights  controlled  by  Granville  Barker.    Apply  to  John  Lane  Co. 

Gaskell,  Mrs. 

14.  Cranford 

Dramatized  by  M.  B.  Home.  2  hours.  Parts:  13  women.  Scenes: 
simple  interiors.  Costumes:  simple,  i8th  century.  Baker,  Boston. 
There  is  also  a  dramatization  by  Marguerite  Merington. 

Goldsmith,  Oliver 

15.  She  Stoops  to  Conquer 

5  acts.  Parts:  7  men,  3  women,  extras.  Costumes:  i8th  century. 
Comedy  based  on  incident  in  Goldsmith's  own  life.    Baker, 

Grundy,  Sydny 

16.  A  Pair  of  Spectacles 

Comedy.  3  acts.  Parts:  8  men,  3  women.  Scene:  simple  interior 
throughout.  Well-known  play  much  used  by  amateurs.  Situation  and 
characters  amusing.  For  permission  to  act,  address  publisher.  French. 

Hazelton,  George  C.  and  Benrimo 

17.  The  Yellow  Jacket 

Parts:  17  men,  12  women.  Scenes:  interior  of  Chinese  theatre. 
Delightful  play;  difficult.  Should  be  cut  for  school  performances. 
Royalty.    Bobbs-Merrill  Co.,  Indianapolis. 

HoLBROOK,  Richard 

18.  Master  Pierre  Patelin 

Englished  by  Mr.  Holbrook.  15th  century  farce  which  has  been 
revived  with  success.  About  i  hour.  Parts:  4  men,  i  woman, 
archers,  bailiffs,  loiterers,  etc.  The  setting  has  certain  difficulties, 
for  it  must  show  an  interior  and  a  street  at  the  same  time.  The 
action  runs  continuously.    Rights  reserved.    Houghton  Mifflin. 

HousMAN,  Lawrence 

19.  A  Chinese  Lantern 

Comedy.  3  acts.  Parts:  9  men,  2  women,  street  criers  and  mob. 
Scene:  interior  Chinese  studio.  Whimsical  satire  on  pseudo-art. 
Royalty  $25.  Permission  to  act  may  be  obtained  from  The  Amer- 
ican Play  Co.,  1451  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Housman,  Lawrence  and  Granville  Barker 

20.  Prunella 

Whimsical  fantasy.  Parts:  11  men,  10  women,  i  boy.  Scene:  gar- 
den with  a  house  in  the  background.  Love  in  a  Dutch  garden. 
Royalty.     French.  •■ 


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Mason,  A.  E.  W. 

21.  Green  Stockings 

English  comedy.  4  acts.  Can  be  done  in  one  scene.  Parts:  7  men, 
5  women.  Costumes:  modern.  Elder  sister  invents  lover  who  be- 
comes real.     Royalty  $25,  payable  to  publisher.    French. 

Mayne,  Rutherford 

22.  The  Turn  of  the  Road 

A  play  in  two  scenes  and  an  epilogue.  Serious.  Parts:  7  men,  3 
women.  Scene:  one  interior.  One  of  the  male  parts  calls  for  skill  on 
the  violin.  The  play  shows  the  struggle  between  a  peasant  boy's  love 
of  music  and  his  devotion  to  his  family.    French  or  Maunsel  &  Co. 

MOLIERE 

23.  Le  Bourgeois  Gentilhomme 

Translated  by  Miss  Margaret  Baker,  Parker  High  School,  Chicago, 
111.  4  acts.  Parts:  12  men,  4  women,  dancers,  musicians,  etc.  One 
scene  throughout.  Excellent  dialogue.  Opportunity  for  music  and 
dancing.     French. 

Milton,  John 

24.  Comus 

Masque.  Parts:  4  men,  2  women,  attendants.  Scenes:  a  wood,  a 
palace  interior  and  a  palace  court.  Students  may  make  their 
own  arrangement.  This  masque  is  very  beautiful  when  presented 
out-of-doors. 

NiRDLINGER,  C.  F. 

25.  The  First  Lady  of  the  Land 

Comedy.  4  acts.  Parts:  11  men,  7  women,  extras.  Scenes:  3 
interiors.  Costumes:  Colonial.  Story  of  Dolly  Madison.  Royalty 
$25.  Baker.  Author's  agents.  The  Rumsey  Play  Co.,  Lyceum 
Theatre  BIdg.,  New  York. 

NoYES,  Alfred 

26.  Sherwood 

Poetic  drama.  5  acts.  Parts:  13  men,  6  women,  boy.  Puck, 
Oberon,  etc.  The  parts  of  Puck  and  of  Oberon  can  be  played  by 
girls.  Fairies,  serfs,  peasants,  an  abbot,  a  baron,  a  novice. J  Scenes: 
Sherwood  Forest,  a  garden,  a  market  place.  The  story  of  Robin 
Hood.     F.  A.  Stokes. 

27.  Pandora  (Ben  Greet  Production^) 

Charming  arrangement  of  the  Pandora  story.^  Parts:  6  men,  4 
women,  shepherds,  maidens,  etc.  Scene:  exterior  garden.  Cos- 
tumes: Greek.  Has  been  given  sucessfully  by  casts  composed  entirely 
of  girls.  Manuscript  is  in  hands  of  the  Ben  Greet  Company,  Rid- 
path  Chautauqua  Bureau,  Boston,  from  whom  permission  to  act 
must  be  obtained. 


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Parker,  L.  N. 

28.   Pomander  Walk 

Comedy.  3  acts.  Parts:  10  men,  8  women.  Costumes:  i8th  cen- 
tury. One  scene  throughout,  a  narrow  London  thoroughfare.  Entire 
play  centers  on  families  living  on  this  street.    French. 

Peabody,  Josephine  Preston 

29.  The  Piper 

Drama  in  verse.  5  acts.  Parts:  13  men,  6  women,  5  children,  peo- 
ple of  Hamelin,  burghers,  strollers,  nuns,  priests.  Scenes  rather 
difficult  but  possible.  Costumes:  medieval.  Story  of  Pied  Piper  of 
Hamelin.  For  permission  to  act,  apply  to  Mrs.  J.  P.  Marks,  through 
Houghton  Mifflin. 

30.  The  Wolf  of  Gtihhio 

Drama  in  verse.  Story  of  St.  Francis  and  the  Wolf.  Difficult  but 
well  worth  attempting.  For  permission  to  act,  apply  to  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Marks,  through  Houghton  Mifflin. 

Rostand,  Edmond 

3 1 .  The  Romancers 

Romantic  comedy.    3  acts.    One  scene,  a  garden.     Parts:    5  men, 

1  woman,  attendants.  Costumes:  fanciful.  Thoroughly  charming 
play.  Very  attractive  out-of-doors.  Good  translation  by  Miss 
Elizabeth  Wallace,  University  of  Chicago.    Baker. 

Sheridan,  Richard 

32.  The  Rivals 

5  acts.  Parts:  7  men,  4  women.  Costumes:  iSth  century.  One 
of  the  most  successful  of  the  18th  century  comedies.  Great  favorite 
with  Joseph  Jefferson.    Baker. 

Tagore,  Rabindranath 

33.  The  Post  Office 

2  acts.  Parts:  8  men,  i  boy,  i  girl.  The  part  of  Amal,  the  sick 
child,  could  be  taken  by  a  girl.  Scenes:  one  interior  window  with 
street.  Experiences  of  an  invalid  boy,  who  sees  the  world  through 
the  window  of  his  sickroom.    All  rights  reserved.    Macmillan. 

Tarkington,  Booth 

34.  Monsieur  Beaucaire 

Dramatized  by  Ethel  Hale  Freeman.  Full  evening.  Parts:  8  men,  4 
women,  lords,  ladies,  attendants,  etc.  The  play  needs  one  very  good 
actor;  otherwise  it  is  not  difficult.  Small  royalty.  W.  H.  Baker.  1916. 

Van  Dyke,  Henry 

35.  The  House  of  Rimmon 

4  acts.    Parts:  9  men,  4  women,  priests,  attendants,  etc.    The  story 


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of  the  healing  of  Naaman  by  the  prophet  of  Samaria  at  the  interven- 
tion of  the  captive  Jewish  maiden.  Difficult  setting  and  costuming. 
Scribner. 

Warren,  M.J. 

36.  The  Twig  of  Thorns 

An  Irish  fairy  play.  2  acts.  ij4  hours.  Parts:  6  men,  7  women. 
Scene:   one  interior.    Baker. 

Wilde,  Oscar 

37.  The  Importance  of  Being  Earnest 

3  acts.  Parts:  5  men,  4  women.  Scenes:  two  rather  elaborate  in- 
teriors and  a  garden.  Costumes:  modern.  Witty,  epigrammatic, 
sophisticated.     French. 

Yeats,  William  Butler 

38.  The  Countess  Cathleen 

Poetic  drama  of  early  Ireland.  Full  evening.  Parts:  8  men,  3 
women,  peasants,  angelical  beings,  spirits,  fairies.  Scenes:  peasant's 
cottage,  interior  of  castle.  Difficult,  but  very  beautiful.  Revised 
edition  of  Yeats'  Poems.    Vol.  2.    Macmillan,  1916. 

C.   DRAMATIZATION  BY  STUDENTS 

The  following  list  contains  suggestions  for  dramatization 
by  students : 

1.  Alice  in  Wonderland.   Lewis  Carroll 

2.  Arabian  Nights 

3.  The  Ballads 

Lord  Beichan  and  Susie  Pye  has  been  done  successfully  in  pantomime. 

4.  The  Christmas  Carol  and  other  scenes  from  Dickens. 

There  are  several  dramatic  versions  of  The  Christmas  Carol.  The 
one  published  by  Baker  runs  an  hour  and  includes  tableaux  and 
music.    Parts:   6  men,  3  women. 

5.  The  Idylls  of  the  King.   Tennyson 

6.  Old  Pipes  and  the  Dryad.   Stockton 

7.  The  Prince  and  the  Pauper.   Mark  Twain 

William  Faversham  acts  in  a  dramatization  of  this  story,  but  his  ver- 
sion is  not  entirely  satisfactory. 

8.  The  Rose  and  the  Ring.  Thackeray 

The  adaptation  by  J.  B.  Greenough,  published  by  Baker,  is  in  four 
acts  and  plays  one  and  a  half  hours.  It  requires  16  men,  5  women 
and  attendants.  Much  better  adaptations  could  be  made  by  the 
students  themselves. 


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